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Text:Freedom Train a-Comin'
Tune:[Hear that-a freedom train a-coming, coming, coming]

92. Freedom Train a-Comin'

1 Hear that a- freedom train a-coming, coming, coming,
Hear that freedom train a coming, coming, coming,
Hear that freedom train a-coming, coming, coming,
Get on board, oh, oh, get on board.

2 It'll be carryin' nothing but freedom, freedom, freedom,
It'll be carryin' nothing but freedom, freedom, freedom,
It'll be carryin' nothing but freedom, freedom, freedom,
Get on board, oh, oh, get on board.

3 They'll be comin' by the thousand, thousand, thousand,
They'll be comin' by the thousand, thousand, thousand,
They'll be comin' by the thousand, thousand, thousand,
Get on board, oh, oh, get on board.

4 It'll be carryin' freedom fighters, fighters, fighters,
It'll be carryin' freedom fighters, fighters, fighters,
It'll be carryin' freedom fighters, fighters, fighters,
Get on board, oh, oh, get on board.

5 It'll be carryin' registered voters, voters, voters,
It'll be carryin' registered voters, voters, voters,
It'll be carryin' registered voters, voters, voters,
Get on board, oh, oh, get on board.

5 It'll be rollin' through Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi,
It'll be rollin' through Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi,
It'll be rollin' through Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi,
Get on board, oh, oh, get on board.

Text Information
First Line: Hear that-a freedom train a-coming, coming, coming
Title: Freedom Train a-Comin'
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs
Source: Traditional
Tune Information
Name: [Hear that-a freedom train a-coming, coming, coming]
Key: G Major or modal
Source: Traditional



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